City of Darkness - main mission | Frequently asked questions Shadowrun: Hong Kong Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Objectives: Deliver the data to Strangler Bao, the party members must survive, kill no Yellow Lotus member (optional)
Useful skills: Charisma [3] and Gang Etiquette; optionally - Decking [3] and Cyberdeck, Shadowrun Etiquette/ Strength [4]. Is0bel recommended as a party member.
Difficulty: Easy
There are three approaches available:
- Diplomatic (requires: Charisma [3] and Gang Etiquette) - you receive 1 Karma point,
- Aggressive - requires combat and makes you unable to complete the side objective,
- Stealthy (requires: Decking [3] and Cyberdeck) - you receive the data for sale in the market/ optionally, across the side entrance - see: Side missions - The Secret Room.
Go North and left, where you spot the Yellow Lotus leader(M2,2). Watch out during the conversation, because if you want to solve the problem of entering the building in an amicable way, you only have one attempt. First, tell him that you are here with a message, then use a special dialogue option that requires Charisma [3], and finally Gang Etiquette. Without these two, you cannot pass without putting up a fight (see below). After the conversation, if you have avoided the fight, you receive 1 Karma point.
Still, if you start a fight, you need to defeat four opponents: one of them is a mage (he can summon a creature), two mobsters and the captain, who is the tougher and has a medkit - deal with him as the last one. Also, keep in mind that they pack grenades, so try to scatter your party members as far away from each other as possible. This is not the end yet, because there are two more guards at Bao's room.
If you want to get inside without being noticed, you need Decking [3] and Cyberdeck (or have Is0bel on the team). Walk through the door on the lower level (Decking [3] or enter password: 2580) (M2,6) and hack into the terminal - to open the manhole, in the Matrix, head Northwards, past the first passage. To the South, there is the code to Bao's room 7881, and data (Exotic Animal Dealer Contract), which you can sell in the Shadowland BBS market (you soon gain access to the computer) for 270 yens. After you open the manhole, you can use the ladder to get to Bao without being seen.
There is nothing in your way, if you want to hack into the system, regardless of your approach, just for the sake of harvesting data.
Enter Bao's room (M2,4) using the code: 7881. If you take an aggressive stance while talking, two more guards will arrive. Return to Heoi using the metro station (M2,5) on the lower level, or where you came from.
After you are back to Heoi, you receive 6 Karma points and after you talk to Kindly - 750 yens.
After a short conversation in Heoi, you need to board the ship and go to sleep. At this point, several more NPCs appear, but you cannot interact with them. Once the night has passed, return to Kindly. From now on, you can explore the city and trade with local merchants. Return to the ship, where you gain access to the computer, where you pick your missions in the order that you want.